The Monochrome Way: Twinning with Jemma

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Happy Weekend!

Are y'all excited that it's Friday? I'm super stoked :)

My friend, Jemma, came in from Abuja earlier in the week. She was my coursemate in Uni and the first friend I ever made that is based in Abuja. Remember the Abuja Chronicles series 1, 2 and 3? All the pictures of me were taken by her and the pictures in the Adventures in Abuja post too. I had a swell time at her house when I went to Abuja to register for NYSC. 2015 Batch A corpers, your time is coming o!

When Jemma got to my house, she was wearing a nice white tee, a bodycon skirt and some cool white sandals so I decided to jack her style. The last time I did a post like this was in July last year when my cousin, Evita, came over. Check out the post here, funny thing is it was a Monochrome way post too :)

What's in my Bag Tag

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So Ekene of the Kink and I tagged me to do this post a couple of weeks ago and I'm finally getting round to doing it. I'm not tagging any bloggers specifically but if you would like to do it, feel free to do it and then leave a comment with your blog link so I can check it out.

This is my go to bag which I rocked in this post

S Cubed: Suya Sausage Sandwich

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How are you? Did you vote today or did you just rest? What was the situation like in your area? Mine was super peaceful. I find it interesting that not as many people came out for the gubernatorial elections, any idea why?

Remember how I said in this post that I've been making Sandwiches lately, well, the one I make the most has got to be the S cubed. In England, my favourite kind of Sausages were the Classic and Chicken frankfurters by Herta.

Now that I'm back to Lagos, I buy Chicken Franks produced by Companhia minuano de Alimentos (product of Brasil). They taste a bit different from the ones in England but they are more accessible as I can get a pack of 10 from my local supermarket for N350. (less than $2)
I get my buns from Audreys Cakes and Bakes, Best Bread Fullstop and it only costs N250 for 9 buns. Anyone who has had breakfast at my house can testify of the goodness of this bread.

Thando's Shoes: Africa's First Foldable Ballerina Flats

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Remember how I said I went for my cousin's Wedding Thanksgiving in my previous post, well my wedding gift to them is this post so read and enjoy :)

I have loads of cousins, my Grandma on my dad's side had 44 brothers and sisters and my mum has a little over 10 siblings. I've been for 4 major family events in the past one week and I love the fact that I discover/meet new family members at these events. A lot of them are doing really interesting things and today the spotlight is on JG and Taffi who own Thando's shoes. 

You might have heard of them, they took part in the She Leads Africa Competition last year and were second runner up. 

Team Thandos in the house

Weekend Recap, World Health Day and a Sandwich

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How are ya? Hope you enjoyed the Long weekend! How did you spend it?

Mine was very busy, yesterday was my day of rest. I only went to Savvy and Chic to get some Shea Butter Cups. I grabbed a copy of their Magazine too as there was a picture and little feature of me from the garden party. You can also see the letter I sent to them which was the winning entry for the 25K Mac Products giveaway :)

I went to RCCG Camp on Friday and I'm so glad I went, I was slightly upset when my dad said I had to go with him but in retrospect I'm glad he did. It was a great night, was able to give my CDs to a number of people that I really respect and admire :)

Saturday was the Gidi Culture Fest, you can see some of the pictures I took on the Fayrouz Blog.

Don't you just love Berry Dakara's glasses? I finally met her hubby Cakes, Yayy :)

Fruit Basket

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Happy New Month and Eku Election Result. I'm not really sure what the appropriate greeting is but everyone I spoke to today kept on saying Congratulations, it's time for change. A friend of a friend was privileged to  interview General Buhari earlier in the year so check it out here and hear what he had to say. She has an NGO called I am change which believes in empowering disenfranchised Nigerians and financially supporting youth growth and development so check that out too.

April has started out really nicely and I am excited for this quarter, it will be better than the previous one, check out my first quarter goal audit to see what's left to accomplish. My uncle turned 60 yesterday and it was a really great party, my extended family is pretty large so it was lovely seeing everyone. My cousins are Amazing people, they helped me sell CDs at the party :)

It was a great day for Trust to be honest, one of my family friend's picked up 10 cds at Laterna, my really close friend from Secondary school transferred money for 5 cd's even though she is a Muslim and one of my uncle's gave me money for 10 CD's even though he only wanted 2. I'm grateful for friends and family members that are supporting me on this Music Journey, they can never know how much it means to me but it means A LOT.

Enough talk, let's get down to my look for the day as this is a style post (Picture Overload). I wore a floral skirt which my friend, Harira, from this post, gave to me. A pink Top which my mum bought for me, I rocked it here but with Riding Pants. My Trusty KG Carvela Gold Heeled Sandals as seen here & here and a gorgeous Maroon clutch from Joellani Accesories (They have a stall at Mente de Moda on Sunday so check them out and tell them I sent you, they are giving out some of my CDs too so get there nice and early).

Quarter Year Goal Audit

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Today na Today o, everyone I've spoken to today is waiting for the results to be announced. May the best man win. 

Today marks the end of the first quarter, oh, how time flies. I remember sitting in church on the last day of 2014 and now we are 25% way through 2015. 

I put up my 2014 goals on the blog last year, did a 5 month goal audit post and then I did a final audit at the end of the year. This year I've decided to do a goal audit every quarter to make me accountable, so I can see what I have achieved and how much there is left to achieve. So my 2015 goals can be found in this post, here goes my quarter year audit.

1) Grade 5 theory (and a practical exam):

Status Report: The next Grade 5 Exam is on the 7th of November and I have to register by the 11th of September :)  In other musically related news, I released my first single which is available at LaternaVentures, on iTunes and CD Baby.com. Please leave a review if you buy it on any online platform and help spread the word.

Weekend Recap: Ijebu

Hey Guys, Happy Monday!

Trust you had a restful weekend. Did you vote? How was the situation in your area? It was very calm at most polling units in my estate. I wasn't able to register in December but I went to see and observe the situation with my parents. May the best man win!

I didn't get up to much this weekend but I'll gist you about the weekend before. I went to Ijebu Oru for the first time. It was a Family friend's Grandpa's funeral so we went for a couple of hours. It was a short day trip, I really want to explore the different parts of Nigeria.

P.s. If you haven't voted for Tuke's Quest to win Best Lifestyle Blog in the Nigerian Blog Awards, please do so here. My single is now available on Itunes, cdbaby and at Laterna Ventures so listen to it and let me know what you think. Please spread the word about it too, I feel like my friends and readers haven't really supported or helped with publicity, I would appreciate it if you repost the album art on your social media platforms/blogs.